People tuning in to the History channel’s “Forged in Fire” on the night before Thanksgiving got to see a Falcon man and his daughter display their bladesmithing skills.Ron Hardman and daughter Jessica, along with a father and son from Texas, competed on a special “Family Edition” of the competition series. Hardman owns Kilroy’s Workshop, where people learn blacksmithing, bladesmithing and welding. Jessica, age 20, is a sophomore at Colorado Christian University in Lakewood and is an instructor at Kilroy’s Workshop when she is home from college.If you missed the show, you can catch it during a viewing party and open house, 5 to 7 p.m., Dec. 14 at Kilroy’s, 7358 Cole View, on the far east side of Colorado Springs. Hardman and Kilroyís were the focus of a profile last year in The New Falcon Herald.Hardman and his daughter applied separately for the TV show; they found out at the end of June they would be on it together, competing against the other team and each other for $10,000 and the title of “Forged in Fire” champion. Filming was at the end of July and early August. Matt Waters, another Kilroy’s Workshop instructor, appeared on the program in June.Kilroy’s is the only bladesmithing school in the western United States approved by the American Bladesmith Society. It offers both youth and adult classes. To learn more, visit https://kilroysworkshop.com.
